- NPV versus IRR Consider the
following cash flows on two mutually exclusive projects for the
Bahamas Recreation Corporation. Both projects require an annual
return of 15 percent.
YEAR
|
DEEPWATER FISHING
|
NEW SUBMARINE RIDE
|
0
|
−$835,000
|
−$1,650,000
|
1
|
450,000
|
1,050,000
|
2
|
410,000
|
675,000
|
3
|
335,000
|
520,000
|
As a financial analyst for the company, you are asked the
following questions.
- If your decision rule is to accept the project with the greater
IRR, which project should you choose?
- Since you are fully aware of the IRR rule’s scale problem, you
calculate the incremental IRR for the cash flows. Based on your
computation, which project should you choose?
- To be prudent, you compute the NPV for both projects. Which
project should you choose? Is it consistent with the incremental
IRR rule?